Example sentences of "[pron] have [vb pp] [art] [adj] time " in BNC.
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1 | I have waited a long time before writing to you , hoping all the time that I might hear good news of Leslie from Wendy . |
2 | He said : ‘ I have waited a long time for this chance and it 's up to me to make the most of it . |
3 | I have waited a long time to catch The Economist out on an egregious factual error . |
4 | Now I have discovered the waiting time at North Riding Infirmary in Middlesbrough is just two weeks . ’ |
5 | I have thought a long time about this and I think I know the answer . |
6 | But looking back on his past he can say simply : ‘ I have had a good time . ’ |
7 | Joel , 38 , who won Gola League title honours with Runcorn 11 years ago , said : ‘ I have had a good time as a player and I have decided that enough is enough . |
8 | ‘ I have had a great time at Sunderland , but I am ambitious and want to play in the Premier League . |
9 | You and I have had a great time over the last 32 years … most of the time . |
10 | ‘ I have had a wonderful time trying to select flowers that will complement each of you . |
11 | The transactions , some of which have taken a long time to unravel , include guarantees on property leases and interest rate swaps . |
12 | The transactions , some of which have taken a long time to unravel , include guarantees on property leases and interest rate swaps . |
13 | It is a tribute not only to the management at Yarrow but to the workers , who have spent a long time removing ill-considered demarcation practices — and it is as a shipbuilder that I say that . |
14 | ‘ You have waited a long time to tell me . |
15 | ‘ Well , not exactly , I mean , I did n't think that carefully … but you have had a rough time , you must admit . ’ |
16 | We hope you have had a pleasant time wherever you have been . |
17 | In other words , if you have spent a long time writing programs to carry out tasks , you will have to start again from scratch . |
18 | ‘ You have chosen a good time . |
19 | ‘ We have waited a long time to have car tax taken off , but VAT is still 17.5 per cent , ’ he says . |
20 | Ceauşescu admitted at the beginning of the 1980s that it was easier to change the economy and society than people themselves : ‘ As you can see , we have had an easy time constructing factories . |
21 | ‘ They have picked the wrong time to ask , ’ one member says . |
22 | After all , they have had a long time to become used to them . |
23 | for referral to the Parliamentary Commissioner or a Local Councillor for referral to the Local Commissioner , although it must be remembered that the Local Commissioner can only investigate after a complaint has been brought to the attention of the authority complained against and they have had a reasonable time to reply . |